user profile problems and more.

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gila

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Ive been having endless problems with my vista.
Firstly, I had the error message "Your user profile was not loaded correctly! You have been logged on with a temporary profile."

for a good month or so, I was in the middle of exams and didn't want to risk trying to fix it myself, I was advised the best option would be just to reinstall vista, but I wasn't sure the best way to go about that either. Now on my laptops first birthday, I stopped getting this error message, and started enjoying usual computing again, until I started getting this message instead.

"The User Profile Service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded."

If I complete a system restore a few times I can access my account again, but after a day or so I start getting the error message again. All my old files (from before the error messages started appearing) are under my old user folder which I can access in users. I renamed it at some point during the time of the first error message. I thought that because of this I could delete my main account, and make my secondary account an administrator instead. (not sure if thats the right way to go about things, as the first option the thread for this error provided was not working) and now I cannot access my control panel, or windows updates, to tamper with user accounts. Please help!
 

My Computer

System One

DO you have a current Backup to restore from? Current? Dont follow below steps untill untill you do

Have you tried either a system file check (sfc /scannow) or a repair install?

Have you created a new user with the same rights? you can always access your files.

Ken
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron E 1405
    CPU
    [email protected]
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    integrated intel 945
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    300 gig internal
    Internet Speed
    10 down 1.5 up
im sorry everything you just said went over my head! ive just been doing system retsores to an earlier stage when the login worked, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt. the same things happens shortly after anyway.
I havent tried a SFC or a repair install, im not really sure what im doing so I probably wouldnt feel confident doing one, the only attemps ive made to fix the problem are tutorials for the specific problem on the forum!

I have two user accounts, one is admin, the one I cannot get into, and the other is just another user. Im using the other user now, so I thought I could delete the other admin account, however I also cannot access my control panel to do so!
 

My Computer

System One

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
    Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
    Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
    Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
    WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
    Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
    WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25
    Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
Hello Gila, and welcome to Vista Forums.

It sounds like it may be best to backup anything that you do not want to lose, and do a fresh clean (format) reinstall of Vista. :(
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
I have got a very odd problem that gets the same error message. I have seen the thread about editing the registry key to fix this error. However, on trying to do that I discover that no registry key even exists for the account, nor do any user folders. Any ideas? Thankfully this error is occuring when I am trying to create an account (admin or standard) and it has not so far affected my main admin account!

Also, a system restore is not possible as all restore points got deleted at some point. Not sure why, its not a full disk :huh:

Ideally I want to avoid a full reinstall of Vista to fix this.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion Notebook DV6799ea
    CPU
    Intel T8100 at stock 2.1 Ghz
    Memory
    4 GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS
    Hard Drives
    500GB
Cackles4EVA said:
I have got a very odd problem that gets the same error message. I have seen the thread about editing the registry key to fix this error. However, on trying to do that I discover that no registry key even exists for the account, nor do any user folders. Any ideas? Thankfully this error is occuring when I am trying to create an account (admin or standard) and it has not so far affected my main admin account!

Also, a system restore is not possible as all restore points got deleted at some point. Not sure why, its not a full disk :huh:

Ideally I want to avoid a full reinstall of Vista to fix this.
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First you would be better off if you started your own thread. It can get confusing this way. when you do could you tell us more about the specif problem?

Waiting for info

Ken
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron E 1405
    CPU
    [email protected]
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    integrated intel 945
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    300 gig internal
    Internet Speed
    10 down 1.5 up
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